[Home](./index.md) > [server](./server.md) > [PathfindingEntityController](./server.pathfindingentitycontroller.md) > [pathfind](./server.pathfindingentitycontroller.pathfind.md) ## PathfindingEntityController.pathfind() method Calculates a path and moves to the target if a path is found. Use for: one-shot navigation to a destination. Do NOT use for: high-frequency replanning; it is synchronous. **Signature:** ```typescript pathfind(target: Vector3Like, speed: number, options?: PathfindingOptions): boolean; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
target	[Vector3Like](./server.vector3like.md)	The target coordinate to pathfind to.
speed	number	The speed of the entity (blocks per second).
options	[PathfindingOptions](./server.pathfindingoptions.md)	_(Optional)_ The pathfinding options.

**Returns:** boolean True if a path was found, false otherwise. \*\*Requires:\*\* The controller must be attached to a spawned entity in a world. \*\*Side effects:\*\* Starts movement and facing if a path is found. \*\*Category:\*\* Controllers ## Remarks \*\*Synchronous return:\*\* Path calculation happens synchronously. Returns `true` if a path was found, `false` if no path exists or calculation was aborted. \*\*Auto-starts movement:\*\* If a path is found, movement begins immediately using the inherited `move()`, `face()`, and `jump()` methods from `SimpleEntityController`. \*\*Auto-facing (-Z forward):\*\* Automatically calls `face()` for each waypoint, orienting the entity's -Z axis toward the next waypoint. Models must be authored with their front facing -Z. \*\*A\* algorithm:\*\* Uses A\* pathfinding with configurable `maxJump`, `maxFall`, and `verticalPenalty`. Path calculation is capped by `maxOpenSetIterations` (default 200) to prevent blocking. \*\*Waypoint progression:\*\* Entity moves through calculated waypoints sequentially. Each waypoint has a timeout (`waypointTimeoutMs`) after which it's skipped if not reached.